Rory Lawson to lead Scotland against Georgia

Rory Lawson will be the second Gloucester Rugby player to skipper his country into Rugby World Cup action when Scotland take on Georgia on Wednesday.

Lawson emulates Mike Tindall who captained England against Argentina on Saturday as Scotland make eleven changes to the side that opened their campaign with a win over Romania.

The 30 year old scrum half with be joined in the starting line up by his three Gloucester Rugby team mates - Jim Hamilton, Scott Lawson and Alasdair Strokosch.

It's a short turnaround for the Scots and Head Coach Andy Robinson insists that the changes are due to the need to make full use of the squad rather than a reaction to the lacklustre display against Romania.

"The selection is based on the four-day turnaround from Saturday's match and is about us continuing our winning start to the tournament with a victory over Georgia.

"It should not be interpreted as a reflection on our performance against Romania. We spoke before the tournament about the need to utilise our squad over these opening two games given the proximity of the fixtures and that is what we have done.

"Of course we will look for considerable improvement on our display at the weekend, particularly in our discipline at the breakdown, an area where we have been consistently good in recent times. We simply must not give away cheap three points."

Ed Slater took part in his first training session with his new team-mates on Tuesday morning, and told GRTV afterwards that a few familiar faces will help him settle in quickly ahead of an exciting season.

GRTV caught up with Gloucester Rugby's new signing Jason Woodward during his first week of preseason at the club. The new face spoke of his delight to be at the club, and in familiar surroundings of Hartpury College

Stephen Thomas, a regular at Gloucester Rugby's Walking Rugby sessions is in line for a top prize after being nominated for Premiership Rugby's BREAKTHRU Achiever of the Year award. He admitted to GRTV to being shocked and humbled by the news.

After a long build-up, Gloucester's Ross Moriarty made his first appearance in a British & Irish Lions shirt on Saturday. Speaking after the game, he admitted that it was good to finally get into action.

Lewis Ludlow, who has enjoyed a fine personal season, admitted to massive disappointment after the loss to Stade Francais but looked to draw positives before thanking the Gloucester fans for their support.

Friday evening will see Matt Scott return to Murrayfield, a venue he is very familiar with. Speaking ahead of the final, he admitted that he's incredibly excited about the European Rugby Challenge Cup Final against Stade Francais.